Tuesday-Wednesday, April 5-6

On Tuesday Bree and I woke up and hung out at Puerta del Sol for a little while and then went to school to check our Spanish levels according to our test scores.  Then Bree had class right after that and I hung out at school on my computer while she was in class.  Then after class we ate at our cafeteria.

Then we went to Amistad Cristiana (our church) for Ignition, the Bible study for college age kids.  The meeting was SO GOOD.  The worship was very Spirit led and sincere.  Just a guy with his guitar singing choruses and a guy sitting next to him with his Bible, reading verses as he was led.  Very IHOP style.  :)  There were probably around 30 kids there and everyone seems so sincere in their relationship with the Lord.  I love being around them.  We met a couple girls from Wisconsin who are studying at Universidad Complutense too!

A missionary from Argentina gave the message at the meeting.  His message was so good.  He opened with a prayer and had us repeat after him a prayer for God to open our ears and speak to our hearts beyond the words he preached.  He was so led by the Spirit.  The message was about how to change nations.  Woah.  The answer to this question is faith and prayer.  He said that Christians must start praying for real--and that means praying until we get an answer--until we hear God speak.  "Ora hasta que Dios hable."  He talked a lot about hearing God speak and shared specific times where he had prayed for hours until he hears the words "Esta hecho--It's done."  Then after we hear the voice of the Lord, we have to believe for the results.  That is real faith.  Hearing God's word and then believing it.  Romans 10:17--"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."  Amen!  He talked about the parable where Jesus says  "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can tell the mountain to move and it will fall into the sea."  He said that if you hear the voice of the Lord telling you to move a mountain, and you believe it can be done, then that mountain will move!

I love it.  God is really using this trip to teach me how to live life as a missionary.  Oh, the missionary also talked about faith being a process, you don't just all of a sudden have a ton of it.  The example he gave was David, before fighting Goliath, he had fought lions and bears when defending his sheep.  So because he had seen God's faithfulness in the past, he had faith to believe God would be faithful in a fight a step larger--battling Goliath.  So true.  I feel like I am experiencing one step closer to learning how to live a life of faith.  I feel like this trip is a little more secure than what I will experience in my future as a missionary, but it is still requiring faith in God to provide because Bree and I made all these plans before the financial aspects were sorted out.  We felt like God was drawing us here, so we were trusting Him to provide.

AND GUESS WHAT!

WE GOT THE AU PAIR JOB!!!  PRAISE GOD!!!  JEHOVAH JIREH!  MY PROVIDER!

Man, how could I ever think I can do anything without God.  When we were planning our trip, the idea of being an Au pair never occurred to us.  I didn't even know what that was!  But now we will have free housing, free food, and tons of fun playing with 4 really sweet children!  Not to mention a great opportunity to share the love of Jesus with this family!  Praise God!  He always makes things work out when our will is to do His will.  He is SO FAITHFUL!  When we step out in faith He will always prove Himself Faithful.  He is so great.  I love Him.  :)